The Air Weapons Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Regulation 14

SCHEDULE 4 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

1.  This schedule applies where, before 31st December 2016, an individual aged 18 years or more makes an application (“an advance application”) under section 3(1) which—

(a) is for the grant of an air weapon certificate; and

(b) does not request the alignment of different types of certificate in accordance with section 9(2).

2.  The chief constable may grant the air weapon certificate for such shorter period than is provided for in section 8(1)(b) as is appropriate to secure that it expires during the relevant period, except that the certificate must be granted for at least 12 months.

3.  The fee to be charged by the chief constable in respect of an advance application is (instead of the standard fee) £1.20 for each month for which the air weapon certificate is to be granted, discounting any period before 31st December 2016.

4.  Accordingly, in respect of an advance application—

(a) the minimum fee payable is £14.40; and

(b) the maximum fee payable is £39.60.

5.  On receipt of an advance application, the chief constable must—

(a) determine the date on which the air weapon certificate would expire if it were granted; and

(b) notify the applicant of the fee that must be paid for the application to be valid.

6.  If the chief constable decides not to grant an air weapon certificate to an applicant, the chief constable must refund any amount of the fee paid in respect of the advance application which exceeds £14.40.

7.  In this schedule—

“relevant period” means the period beginning with 1st January 2018 and ending with 30th September 2019;

“standard fee” means the fee specified in entry 1(a) of Part 1 of the table of fees.